Tom Petty at the Hollywood Bowl Concert Review!

I was lucky enough to get to see Tom Petty play at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday October 1st. It really was a fantastic experience and he reeled back the years - pretty amazing for a band that just celebrated their 30th anniversary together! Hollywood Bowl is always an amazing venue, and it certainly didn't disappoint. Tom raced through a few early numbers, before getting into the first crowd favorite 'Last Dance with Mary Jane' - a great version. He then played Refugee, Breakdown and Free Falling - three classic songs, and then got into a rare cover version by Fleetwood Mac called 'Oh Well' a really bluesy number that matched the feel of their excellent new album called Mojo (it really is one of the best albums I have heard this year). I was pleased to hear that his favorite song from the new album was also my favorite song on the album - Something Good, which really rocked the house (which has some definite overtones of the Beatles 'She Aint Heavy').

He also played a few other new numbers, but soon went back to the classics, with Learning to Fly and Don't Come Around Here No More (one of my favorite Tom Petty songs - I even recorded a video of this, see below). He closed out (somewhat disappointly early - just a 90 minute set) with the crowd favorite 'Running Down the Dream', and the song I knew he would end the night on - the always great 'American Girl'. All in all, an amazing concert. Anyone else see him in concert this tour? Anyone else love his new album?

Live Video of Tom Petty at the Hollywood Bowl - Don't Come Around Here No More: